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Friday, 26 February 2021
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Prices for cars unlikely to drop following lockdown disruption
26 Feb 2021If you're in the market for a new car and have been holding out for prices to drop, you might be out of luck.
A vehicle shortage caused by the pandemic has seen the average sale price for both new… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 26 February 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6235485256001 Video, Audio
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No special treatment for Green MP, Immigration says
26 Feb 2021Immigration New Zealand says there was no special treatment for Green MP Ricardo Menendez March, when it granted his partner a visa.
His partner was living in Mexico and was granted a six-month… Read more Video, Audio
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Limiting trucks on Harbour Bridge at least 10 years away - NZTA
26 Feb 2021The brakes won't go on trucks on the Auckland Harbour Bridge for at least a decade if at all according to Waka Kotahi.
On average about 170,000 vehicles cross the bridge everyday and over the years… Read more Video, Audio
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Gunman shot dead by police 'erratic', wielding weapon
26 Feb 2021The man fatally shot by the police in Papatoetoe last night was a 501 deportee from Australia.
The police say 34-year-old Tangaru Noere Turia was deported from Australia in 2017, under section 501 of… Read more Video, Audio
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Real estate agents under fire for not repaying wage subsidies
Real estate agents are under fire for failing to repay millions of dollars in wage subsidies, despite record property prices and a booming market.
Checkpoint can reveal more than $13 million was paid… Read more Video, Audio
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Ardern frustrated as another Covid-19 case ignores call to isolate
26 Feb 2021More people are having to self-isolate tonight after another person linked to the February cluster broke the rules before testing positive.
This new case - labelled L - is a household contact of a… Read more Video, Audio
Thursday, 25 February 2021
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Christchurch Foundation labels review 'ridiculous, strange'
A review that found a charitable trust guilty of high costs and a lack of transparency has been labelled "strange and ridiculous". The chair of the Christchurch Foundation made the comments as he… Read more Audio
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Govt requires Reserve Bank to factor house prices in decisions
The government has pulled another lever to try to slow the runaway housing market - requiring the Reserve Bank to take house prices into account.
National says the move's far too late and a senior… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 confusion: 'Close', 'Close-plus' or 'casual-plus'?
25 Feb 2021'Close-plus', 'close', 'casual-plus' and 'casual' - the ever-widening net of contact categories in Auckland's Covid-19 response is stirring up confusion.
As officials try to contain Auckland's… Read more Audio
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Questions raised over Wellington mayor's call for review
25 Feb 2021Former Wellington mayors are throwing their two cents worth in over the shambolic goings on at the council.
There are also questions being raised about whether Mayor Andy Foster even has the… Read more Audio
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Immigration looks into Green MP's partner's visa application
25 Feb 2021Immigration bosses are looking into the case of a Green MP's partner to ensure no special treatment was given regarding his visa application.
Ricardo Menendez March flew to Mexico in December to care… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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